Original 1707 engraving with the view of the Alcazar of Segovia, "Palais Royal de Segovie dans la Castille Vieille", rising on its crag with the keep and the spires of its turrets, and the valley of the Eresma behind.
Original 1707 engraving with the view of the Alcazar of Segovia, "Palais Royal de Segovie dans la Castille Vieille", rising on its crag with the keep and the spires of its turrets, and the valley of the Eresma behind.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar and published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1707, the most extensively illustrated work on Spain of the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1707.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707.
Dimensions: Image 5.0 x 4.9 in (12.7 x 12.4 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.5 in (15.5 x 16.5 cm).
Condition: Vertical folding creases in the paper and light toning; the image itself is undamaged.